Wrestling Drops Competitive Dual vs. No. 2 Iowa

Friday, December 6

St. Charles, Mo.

9:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. CT

Army West Point

No. 2 Iowa

Wrestling Drops Competitive Dual vs. No. 2 Iowa

December 07, 2024 | Wrestling

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Army West Point Wrestling held a team score lead halfway through Friday night's dual match vs. the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes but would fall 23-16 at CFFC Match Day: Uncivil War at Francis Howell High School.

The event—which saw Iowa wrestle Princeton earlier in the evening—saw Army race out to dual leads of 7-3 and 13-7 after three and five bouts, respectively.

Overall, the Black Knights won four of the 10 bouts, moving to 3-1 in dual matches in 2024-25.

Charles Farmer commenced Army's evening at 125 lbs with an 8-0 major decision win over Iowa's Joey Cruz. After Ethan Berginc took a defeat at 133 lbs to No. 6 Drake Ayala, Braden Basile saw his arm raised after an 11-6 win vs. Cullan Schriever.

Army's most impressive win Friday night came in the 157 lb match, where Dakota Morris came back from an 8-4 deficit to pin Kael Voinovich in the third period, and giving the Black Knights a six-point lead in the team score.

While Army couldn't force the final bout to be a singular decisive match in the dual, Lucas Stoddard did finish the night strong for the cadets, earning a third period escape and riding time point for a 2-0 win.

Full Results

Army 16, Iowa 23

Iowa was deducted one team point due to unsportsmanlike conduct.

125: Charles Farmer (Army) def. Joey Cruz (Iowa) by major decision, 8-0
133: Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. Ethan Berginc (Army) by decision, 7-3
141: Braden Basile (Army) def. Cullan Schriever (Iowa) by decision, 11-6
149: Kyle Parco (Iowa) def. Trae McDaniel (Army) by major decision, 14-5
157: Dakota Morris (Army) def. Kael Voinovich (Iowa) by fall at 6:00
165: Michael Caliendo (Iowa) def. Gunner Filipowicz (Army) by major decision, 11-2
174: Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) def. Dalton Harkins (Army) by technical fall, 21-4
184: Gabe Arnold (Iowa) def. Andrew Christie (Army) by decision, 11-7
197: Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) def. Wolfgang Frable (Army) by technical fall
285: Lucas Stoddard (Army) def. Easton Fleshman (Iowa) by decision, 2-0

Next Up

Army will face EIWA foe Morgan State December 13 in Baltimore, Md., one night before the Army-Navy football game. First bout is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

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